> IQ, education and professional experience were less important > determinants of long-term professional success than what he called > "emotional intelligence."
Makes sense to me. One thing I’d like to add is that is that emotional intelligence is something you can naturally grow over time (i.e. with “experience”). IQ on the other hand, is hard to change without conscious effort. > How much of the delta between the salary of a junior and that of a senior > who's > changed careers is a result of technical experience? How much is a result of > experience in the so-called 'soft skills?' > Goleman saw [soft skills] arising as a _consequence_ of emotional intelligence That’s a great question but not really one I can give you a concrete answer for. The emotional intelligence gained from years in the job also effects technical ability, not just ‘soft skills’. With that in mind, it’s hard to separate the two and impossible to measure. Let’s just say emotional intelligence won the day. While we’re on the topic- it’s cool to see more attention being paid to EQ, not just IQ. What’s the point in hiring a genius if he turns out to be an architecture astronaut? Obviously the goal is to hire people with a healthy mix of both. Or as Joel Spolsky says, people who are “smart and gets things done”. Steve Gilles stevegilles.com @stevelikesyou --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
